Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1987 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 3 0 1 0
  Coles lf 2 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 1 2 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 0 1
Bream 1b 4 1 1 0
LaValliere c 4 0 2 1
Pedrique ss 3 0 0 0
Bielecki p 2 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Gideon p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 1 1 1
James lf 4 0 1 2
Murphy rf 4 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 1
Virgil c 4 1 1 1
Blauser ss 4 0 3 0
Hubbard 2b 2 1 1 0
  Runge 2b 1 0 0 0
Palmer p 1 1 1 0
  Nettles ph 1 1 1 1
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 010 000 010280
Atlanta 011 001 30x6111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (0-1) 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Robinson   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Gideon   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (7-10) 7.0 4 1 1 3 5
  Assenmacher   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Garber   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6

  E–Blauser (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bream (20,off Palmer); LaValliere (18,off Palmer); Harper (2,off Garber), Atlanta Perry (22,off Bielecki); Palmer (1,off Bielecki); Hubbard (32,off J Robinson); Nettles (8,off J Robinson); James (26,off J Robinson).  3B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (7,off Palmer); Cangelosi (1,off Palmer).  HR–Atlanta Virgil (23,6th inning off Bielecki 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hall 2 (4,off Bielecki,off J Robinson); Palmer (7,off Bielecki).  SB–Van Slyke (27,2nd base off Palmer/Virgil).  CS–Blauser (2,2nd base by Bielecki/LaValliere).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:41.  A–10,699.
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